Rick Ross is taking every precaution to ensure his safety after a drive-by shooting in Fort Lauderdale left him uninjured, but shaken up.

As we previously reported, the Miami rapper was targeted by an unknown gunman or gunmen as he was driving Monday morning with his girlfriend. Dozens of shots were reportedly fired at Ross' Rolls Royce as it was traveling eastbound on Las Olas.

Ross crashed the Rolls into a building trying to escape the gunfire.

TMZ is reporting that the MMG boss has now hired a team of armed security to watch his back 24 hours a day. The rapper has used a security detail in the past at various public functions, but now he's taken steps to make sure an incident like the one on Monday doesn't happen again by having bodyguards by his side at all times.

**UPDATE** 911 Call Added "I Just Heard Gunshots"

TMZ just posted a 911 call from a witness to the shooting. During the 20-second call the woman on the phone describes hearing gunshots. She then quickly gets off the phone to go hide when the car the shots came from turns around and comes back.

We are so entertained. The fantasy of the demise of a man brings us such joy. But there is a level of truth to this. Because even if you sing about blood shed, eventually the lackies wanna see the blood shed. The art must imitate life.Thats the setup to this. To legitimize the hate we share but don't speak about. Oh how you can smell it in the air. It's thick. You can't win playing Evil's game. Because the b**** don't play fair. In the end it doesn't matter what no one else has done. The demise of our own brings us the most Joy.

Rick Ross reminds me of one of those Wanna Be Thugs I've seen in the neighborhoods I grew up in that act all Tough & Street until real heavy street dudes threaten their life. He can talk the talk but now can't walk the walk. Rick Ross came with all that G s*** & turned out to be a sheep in wolves clothing.

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